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Unit 12 Ecology

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consumer   Organisms that must get their energy from other organisms. They do not produce their own energy like a producer.  
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producer   Organisms that produce energy through photosynthesis that support the entire food chain. Grasses, plants, trees, bushes, etc.  
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predator   Any organism that hunts and eats other organisms.  
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prey   The organism that is eaten by a predator.  
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parasite   An organism that lives on or in an organism of another species.  
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host   An organism that a parasite lives in or on.  
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abiotic   All of the non-living things in an ecosystem  
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biotic   All of the living things in an ecosystem  
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runoff   Rain that drains or flows from the land into a stream or river.  
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pollution   Harmful substances or products in the environment.  
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trait   A characteristic passed down from parent to offspring through their DNA.  
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coral reef   Large formations of living organisms that support a large amount of the ecosystem.  
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photosynthesis   Process where producers use energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.  
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symbiosis   relationship between two different organisms living in close physical association.  
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commensalism   A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other neither benefits or is harmed.  
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parasitism   A relationship between two organisms where one is harmed and the other benefits.  
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mutualism   A relationship between two organisms where both benefit.  
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